Karl Skytte

Karl Skytte (31 March 1908 – 9 June 1986), was a Danish politician and party leader. He served as member of Folketinget for the Danish Social Liberal Party from 1947 to 1978 and as the party's leader from 1960 to 1968. He was a farmer by profession. As Minister for Agriculture from 1957 to 1964, he had only limited success in resisting the pressure for structural development of the sector resulting in the abandonment of many small farms. Back then small farmers constituted an important part of the Social Liberal electorate. As party leader from 1960, Skytte was eventually sidelined by Hilmar Baunsgaard who had a much stronger TV appeal. When the latter formed his cabinet in 1968, Skytte became Speaker of the Folketing. He retired from politics in 1978.^[1]

Karl Skytte
Speaker of the Folketing
In office 6 February 1968 – 30 September 1978
Monarch	Frederik IX
Preceded by	Julius Bomholt
Succeeded by	K. B. Andersen
Minister for Agriculture
In office 28 May 1957 – 26 September 1964
Prime Minister	H. C. Hansen Viggo Kampmann Jens Otto Krag
Preceded by	Jens Smørum
Succeeded by	Christian Thomsen
Personal details
Born	(1908-03-31)31 March 1908 Denmark
Died	9 June 1986(1986-06-09) (aged 78)
Political party	Social Liberal